Nevada County picayune., 1887-04-06
WASHINGTON TOPICS
Weekly Budget oNews From the
 National Capital.

" Ol the taSufS IS Ntli-i tiI''' promoiian, aud opinion Is united in the expression that under all the the selection IS wisely made. His already acquired familiarity with the duties of the position, and the ability he has displayed while serving as acting Secretary during the long absence of MT. Manning, give assurance that under his management as the responsible head of the Treasury | Department, these great interests will be in competent hands.
 The President has virtually an nounced his intention to abandon the conservative policy to which he had professed his adherence. and one of the efforts of which was to permit Republicans holding of flee in the Federal service to re- tain their positions until the ex- piraton of the terms for which they were appointed.
 The President has requested the Postmaster General to furnish him with a list of all postmasters who have not been removed since the incoming of the present admlnls- tration. This includes all those who are appointed by the Fresl- dent and whose salaries are 5000 and over, It is stated upon relia- ble authority that this action will be followed by the removal of ev- cry postmaster of this class; and that the President. no longer being
 restrained by the tenure Of-ofilce act, will fill these offices by Demo cratic appOintm ants at once. It is
 discovered that the percentage of removals in this class of office holders not removed already IS on ly from to : per cent Of the
 whole number. It Is stated that he sweeping out process will be applied to the Revenne and Customs service, to United States attorneys and marshalls, and in' deed 1t is highly probable that the grand bounce will be administer to all employees of the Government whose services can be dispensed with without conflict with the civ il service law. The next Presiden. tial election will lind no RepDbli- cans in office. except the classified clerks in the departments at Wash 1 lngton.
 The Commissioner of Agriculture { is quite enthusiastic over his south ern trip, the object of which was to select a plantation in Louisiana upon which to make experiments in the extraction of sugar from cane by the new diffusion process. Mir. Colman says that, if he is as successful as he anticipates and as now seems certain, the sugar trade of the country will be revolution. ized; that the sugar mill of to-day will be thing of the past, and that 40 per cent now total loss, will be saved by the new process.
 \ postal convention has ipst been concluded with the Republic of Mexico under which letter pos tage to and from Mexico and the United States will be reduced rom five to two cents. Our cOmmer- cial relations are growing to such an extent, as eyinced in,the largely increased quantity of mail matter that passes between the two codnr tries from year to year, that this reduction in postal rates becomes necessary concession to the bus mess interests of both, The great increase on consular fees collected on imports from that country into the United States, is further evil dence of the growth of our mutual intercourse It is expected that the results of the postal conven- ton will promote the eommercial exchanges between the two eoan- tries.
 An eXtradition treaty between the United stales and Russia has just been agreed npon, aud will De l taken to Russia for the signature Of 1 tbe Czar. It covers the usual l crimes and offences, but is in ad- vance of any international compact in the political offences covered by the treaty. Il it be made 10 appear that exiradition is sought with a view to try or punish the person demanded for an offense 0f 8 pOlt- ical character, the surrender shall not ia al.a plape. pnr shall any nar.